Africans are better taxi drivers than Indians
By heero_yuy2 •
They don't cheat on the taxi meter/fare.
Plus they play Celine Dion on stereo rather than a Hindi/Malayalam radio/cassette. LOL
They don't cheat on the taxi meter/fare.
Plus they play Celine Dion on stereo rather than a Hindi/Malayalam radio/cassette. LOL
I was thinking the same too... why should the driver indulge the passenger in terms of musical taste? :-/
Heero may not mind but if I had to hear Celine Dion :-o
If I had to hear "Far across the distance" once more... I'd go crazy
Unless one is into 'radio jockeying' I don't think he has to oblige others by putting the songs of their liking. Meaning the drivers are not RJ's and they are fully entitiled to listen to any music whatsoever. I don't understand Malayalam songs but nonetheless the music is pleasing - moreso after 'SlumDog .....' won many awards for music --- and guess what the music director is from Kerela. Heero, I reckon you come out of your comfort zone and try listening to fusion music.
The only bad thing about Indian Taxi drivers are their recklessness on the wheel. Cutting in and out, honking and speeding to save time.
astig said...
"at first Indian drivers didnt take a bath everyday that's why the smell inside the taxi same with the driver..."
Curious to know how you found that out?
Do you clean the toilets at Karwa driver residences?
he was driving the bus and BEFORE reaching the terminal he STOPPED,and start smoking!, i know its late, good that there's still a bus and that's him, the question is WHY SHOUD HE STOP JUST TO SMOKE? Is it acceptable to the company?
Filipino guys make fantastic taxi drivers...
you can have that claim to fame...
there... does that make you happy?
hahahahahahhaha!! I gerrit :)
Africans must be better drivers..
I saw one driving a taxi, whilst using his mobile phone and smoking.. I don't know what he was using to steer ?
hehe labda, sometimes I really have problems understanding human nature
LOL johnpur, just hand versimilitude his pacifier.
Its not a question of losing a few riyals..
Buses have to adhere to certain timings. A driver may be fined if he drives too slowly or too fast..
Labda: Did you never see "Blazing Saddles " ?? Is it twoooooo ?
m in doha U were late not him, so why blame tht guy. u want a karwa driver to lose part of his salary for u..
" Dont take life too seriously, you will never get out alive!!!"
versisimulitude, seems you have a lot of problem to deal with in your everyday life
well, it seems like he'll be losing a few riyals if he time out earlier than what he should, but its not fair to us, commuters.
please put it in the Filipino part of the forum and you guys can kabayan it
He might have to keep to a certain time.. Arriving early or late could land him in trouble with the company...
another incident happened to us, this time in a bus, from villagio we took a ride by a bus, and its already 10:30 pm, we are hoping to catch another bus number 102 at the terminal, but the bus 32 was too slow, anyway before reaching the terminal, the driver i dont know his nationality,stopped past the road with swords on top, i dont know the name of the street, he started lighting a cigarette and there puffed for almost 5 minutes, we begged him to bring us to the terminal as we need to catch another trip, and he keeps on mocking, when i shouted to him telling him to go, he did, according to the other kabayans there the reason is that its too early for him to time out!....huh????
thanks elioswd
africans are ok when it comes to personal hygiene
britexpat, LOL what do they say about African men?
Many times i ride with those drivers and get out before i arrive to the correct place because of those things....
its very bad indeed,,,
how i wish KArwa Company would read this...to implement it to their staffs (drivers).
Yes i agree with you 100%
who told you that indians are best driver than Filipinos?? im 100% disagree of your thought..
at first Indian drivers didnt take a bath everyday that's why the smell inside the taxi same with the driver...
dont know how to speak English well...
not turning On the MEter...
He had lot of complains..
etc etc etc etc
im so sad with your experience... maybe he's Nepali.. if i were you. i will get the plate number of car then report it to KArwa Hotline..
look whose talking.... Filipinos still the best when it comes to personal hygine...
Filipinos are worst?? dont you even know that they are really professional before they came here and well educated drivers than others?? they are neat (clean) always taking a bath eveyday... a good personal hygine makes yourself comfortable in work..
See, the smell inside the Karwa taxi right now you cant explain what kind of odor it is....
Im still believe the Filipinos were still the BEST worker in the world...
so far only one technique of cheating out of the many stated has been mentioned...what are the rest???... or there are no more...
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One life to live, live it to the fullest.
i agree with M IN not the first time..
i did pay, coz i'm too scared if i don't what would happen to me next?
japple, you are right, my husband and i was in a taxi one time, and i can't help but throw out...bec of the stinky smell, it seems the driver took off his shoes and it stinks that when we got off, it seems my clothes and hair catch the smell, yukkks!
As an aside.. is it true what they say about African Men ?
how can you say that the Filipino Karwa drivers are the worst,.,look whos talking???
at least they take a bath before going to work,.,and the car smells good!
Hope you didn't pay the guy....
from city i took a cab, and then the driver said he knew my place and it happened that he goes to a looooonger route that doubles the usual charge its taking before reaching my home i did complain, and you what he did? he stopped and aske me to go out, and he shouted to me, saying your house is too far and i need to go home!
????????? what the......! the driver is looks like a chinese
well going out in a cab now, lets see how he smells and whether i get a song and dance routine.
" Dont take life too seriously, you will never get out alive!!!"
lol pajju, I said taxi driver and not administrator
So we started off comparing driver skills and slowly degenerated to personal hygene..
That's what makes QL different :(
johnpur yes i do shower before going to work :)
as in they really do.
Imagine being cooped in an air-conditioned taxi with your driver smelling like a used wet socks....UUUGHH(*PUKING)
buy your own car so no hassle no cheater.
to all taxi drivers, please take a shower before going to work
nah airfreshnaire is free of charge! LOL
the car, well I don't care that much. As long as he drives me safely to my destination & doesn't smell bad, that's good enough for me:)An Oh- I can't even finish 1 song in 1 ride, so who cares what he's playing? And I asked for my ticket.
wow pajju that's what you call SKILL ;p LOL!
'SO DARK THE CON OF MAN'
if the code is "1" that is the day tariff from 5:01AM to 9PM. The Code "0" is the night tariff from 9:01Pm to 5AM.
Code "0" is also used when the destination is (anywhere in) Doha going outside like Sealine, Ras Laffan or Al Khor. This is because there's no passenger going back to Doha, or whatever is applicable. If this is the case, the driver informs the passsenger before accepting the passenger. Call center agents do this top avoid miscommunication/arguments.
So, do check the meter when embarking a karwa taxi. If they don't turn on their meter, here's what you do:
1. Check their company ID(they always wear them);
2. Get their driver number and name.
3. Get the taxi number and
4. Remember the time/date when it happened and where you hailed the taxi from.
You could call the Call center number (4588888) and say you're filing a complaint. The person would either transfer you to the Operations Dept or they will take down note of your complaint and hand it over to the Operations Dept.
You need to give your contact number and name coz they will call you for verification of your complaint, if you wanna pursue your complaints or not. Most often than not, those who complaints forgets it...
yes johnpur they do pole dance :P
why pajju, do they dance when they drive?
Indians are better taxi drivers than philipinos :)
good for karwa, they deserve to be cheated.
heared a lot of grievances from drivers, guess karwa is one of the companies here in doha who is engage in exploitation
REASON = to cheat and earn more
'SO DARK THE CON OF MAN'
they're pocketing the fare. Have u had your coffee?? :P
rizks is correct, you are the customer, the "boss" for that matter you don't need to follow whatever the driver want you to do!
Reason ?
yes i know sandeep , i just said it is still cheating ;)
'SO DARK THE CON OF MAN'
Rizks, exactly...there's a reason why the damn thing's off.
rMs...
its in God's Own Country.....:)
somwerNdmiddle u can refuse to pay if meter is not working.. Its the rule.. I have done it a few times, if the meter is not on then i refuse to pay a dime, its company policy of Karwa..passenger will travel free if the driver doesn't use the meter.
" Dont take life too seriously, you will never get out alive!!!"
wer is that place ?
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tEaCh Me RuLeS, i'Ll TeAcH hOw To BrEaK iT ..
rMs..!!
sandeep, i guess not using the meter is still cheating
'SO DARK THE CON OF MAN'
rMs,
there is one more option, Option "3" if you press tat, the Taxi will fly and take you Tora Bora Caves..:)
Taxi meters cannot be cheated to answer you question. but by not using the meter and asking for more than the rate of the meter is cheating, and that's what they always do specially in souq.
do you know why its hard to find taxi in doha, it's because most of them are staying near the bus stop and waiting for people who wants to go to alkhor and charge them certain amount individually. if ask why they don't use their meter, they just say they rented the cab and they don't get their salary monthly. f+cked up karwa
so dumb people are ?
Obviously when u see the meter down, you should ask the cab driver to ON it and you will pay only according to the meter and TATZ THE RULE.
If he still doesn't ON it you dont pay - Simple !
If he argues, take down his name and the taxi number plate and tell him tat u gonna complain to Police and his office about this.
Not just sit like a clown and follow ever he says...:(
There is two option in the meter. if you press 1, its with in DOha, and if u press 2 outside doha, which will charge more..
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tEaCh Me RuLeS, i'Ll TeAcH hOw To BrEaK iT ..
rMs..!!
Thers no way Azi that one can cheat on these mete
rs without getting caught in the process. Only way is when they try to take some longer way to increase the bill, which ofcourse if u in Doha long enough u will know or they simply ask in the beginning, I wont operate the meter, u give me slightly less than the meter fare which will be X Riyals so pay me 5 riyals less..
No actual way to cheat on meters..
" Dont take life too seriously, you will never get out alive!!!"
cheating is everywhere! good thing here is for any complain anytime you can call their hotline.
why are you saying that filipino drivers are the worst? can u explain? i got an experience when i used karwa and the driver is an indian, his meter was running at first and then switch it off afterwards, when i reached my destination he asked me to pay him the usual amount that im paying, and i asked why when the meter shows lower than what i am supposed to pay, and he said no, the meter went dead and i need money for my family,
tsk,tsk,tsk
i think the only technique they can do here is to not use the meter, unlike in our country where any taxi driver can do a lot of things on the meter, too many to mention ;p
'SO DARK THE CON OF MAN'
this I've got to know....and I think the rest who use Karwa taxi everyday.
In my case, they would pee in their pants if they would do their tricks on me. No need to say more...
...and I always end up that plenty of black people drivers I asked say theyre Ethiopians.
I dont need to ask if its an Indian driver. Quite obvious. LOL
I also encounter quite a number of Indonesians who look like Filipinos. and funny they usually play Scorpions on stereo. LOL
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
the technique of cheating on meters still remains unanswered... can we have atleast one of the plenty now???
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One life to live, live it to the fullest.
i want to know why rizks ;p
'SO DARK THE CON OF MAN'
can't stand stinky drivers.. :P
sandeep, dont u know we still hav dumb people in this world ?
Filipino Karwa drivers are the worst.
Now dont ask me why ? :(
Still dint explain how they cheat on meters??? If they dont start the meter, u dont have to pay them, thats the rule..
" Dont take life too seriously, you will never get out alive!!!"
and Nigerian drivers too, heero.
Now which better/fairer "dark-skinned" types are you referring too. You should also be reminded that Filipinos are also typecasted as "dark/brown skinned"....
Noticed I 'compared' which of the better 'dark-skinned' types? LOL
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
or Sudanese?
I'm sorry...but I haven't heard Karwa recruiting from Africa/South Africa for taxi drivers. Though I know there are 200 new recruits from the Philippines fro bus and taxi drivers...
Sack the lot of them and have female drivers in Uniform..
Nope. Filipino and Indonesian are the best. Their meter wouldn't cheat but they would ask coffee money
Africans Rock.. They play Bob Marley and Shaggy..
As far as the driving is concerned, both suck!
Are actuually South Africans of Indian origins
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I find it hard to handle just one so no thxxxxxxxxxx...will take if u r gifting one n u insist
with black and white overview.... lol... you can find them at SOUQ AL NAJADA...hehehhehe.. I can give discounted prices if you want to get 2 pairs for it...
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PARE are always good driver for KARWA, they are friendly and even if you want music they have all kind of music.
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सोनम दि नेपाली बाबु
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which world is this black n white......lol but i think inside it is colourful...
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"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
most of them hv a cell phone with music facility so play urself wat u need than blaming those taxi drivers always....
ok. next topic please
than cEline Dion. SONGS...but, we now replacing her with CHARICE PEMPENGCO..
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Not respective taxis of both respective countries.
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
I've never had an African Karwa driver. But have to say the Filipino cab drivers are the best! As I have found everytime I have been in a karwa they have all sung for me haha. Shania Twain seems to be a hit amoungst them. hilarious
heero . wher n africa u been to wher there is metres for taxis?
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...is to not activate the meter but you still need to pay them.
But hey! You also get a free smile-head bobble combo after that.
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
But you didnt tell how they cheat on meter heero. Please explain so that we can be cautious next time.
...and you'll see plenty of techniques by plenty of them different drivers...
...and I'm impressed one con is never the same with another. *winks*
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
How do you cheat on the meter ??